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The U.S. Supreme Court will review the legality of the lethal injection method used in executions by dozens of states, agreeing to hear arguments from two Kentucky death row inmates who say they face unnecessary suffering. Their ultimate decision could ...

Allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement are mounting against a St. Louis brokerage that admits it lost track of more than $4 million in client investments. An attorney for the company said Tuesday that as many as 40 companies and ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether states can require voters to produce government-issued photo identification before they can cast their ballots. The justices agreed Tuesday to hear arguments from the Indiana Democratic Party and other opponents of that state’s ...

Vonage Holdings Corp., an Internet phone-service provider, infringed six patents owned by competitor Sprint Nextel Corp. and should pay $69.5 million in damages, a federal jury in Kansas City, Kan., decided Tuesday. Vonage shares fell 66 cents, or 34 percent, ...

Kansas City-based firm McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips has added three new attorneys as shareholders. Samantha N. Benjamin-House specializes in defending employers’ and insurance carriers’ interests in workers’ compensation claims in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. A member of the firm’s ...

The Greater Kansas City Association of Legal Administrators will provide 200 volunteers for Special Olympics Missouri’s KC Metro Area Bowling Tournament. The tournament is Special Olympics Missouri’s largest annual event, drawing more than 700 athletes, who will compete in the ...

FBI reportedly investigating case of missing money

Centene Corp.’s announcement that it will build its new headquarters in downtown St. Louis is likely to change some law firms’ searches for office space. In particular, Armstrong Teasdale, which counts Centene as a client, has the proposed office space ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will review the legality of the lethal injection method used in executions by dozens of states, agreeing to hear arguments from two Kentucky death row inmates who say they face unnecessary suffering. Their ultimate decision could ...

Hertz Global Holdings Inc., the second-largest U.S. rental-car company, has sued larger rival Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. to nullify a patent that helps insurance companies and other customers reserve vehicles. Hertz said it’s afraid Clayton-based Enterprise will make good on threats ...

Locally based Solutia Inc., the bankrupt maker of nylon and plastics, won court approval Tuesday to settle a $503 million claim for $140 million, ending more than 18 months of litigation with one of the company’s largest creditors. Judge Prudence ...